Hoverfly

Hoverfly

I was trying to take a very close picture of the flower, on the same day as I took this picture, when this hover fly landed right in front of me. It only hung around for a moment or two, but what a treat! And yes, I was very close to it.

Using this site >> All about Hoverflies I think I've identified this as the Sun Fly, Heliophilus pendulas, and I think it's a female..

Hoverfly

Hoverfly

I was trying to take a very close picture of the flower, on the same day as I took this picture, when this hover fly landed right in front of me. It only hung around for a moment or two, but what a treat! And yes, I was very close to it.